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Missouri vs. LSU: Game Grades, Analysis for LSU

Related Topics: Ed Orgeron, Running back

In the debut of the Ed Orgeron Era in Death Valley, the LSU Tigers defeated the Missouri Tigers 42-7, shutting down one of the conference best offenses all while having a pair of running backs — none of them named Leonard — score three touchdowns apiece.

LSU needed a game like Saturday night's to inject energy into the program, an energy that felt zapped when the clock hit zeroes just one second too early a week ago at Auburn.

With LSU at 3-2 this season, there's plenty of time to make a case for a New Years Six bowl game.